A study to assess the knowledge regarding expressed breast milk among working mothers attending outpatient departments in a selected hospital at Mangaluru, Karnataka, India

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Non-experimental study assesses knowledge of expressed breast milk in working mothers, revealing gaps and suggesting educational needs.

Mean knowledge score was 12.76 out of 30 regarding expressed breast milk, indicating a significant knowledge gap among mothers.
Knowledge score percentage of 42.5% reveals limited understanding of expressed breast milk among the studied population.
Purposive sampling of 30 working mothers with data analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics highlights the need for better resources.
The absence of significant association between knowledge level and sociodemographic variables suggests a need for tailored educational interventions.

Naik et al. (2025) studied this question.

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